flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime; flex (in a golf shaft)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
general public; the masses
electric-powered rail motor; railcar
overtime (work); work done outside normal working hours
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
friction; discord; strife
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
polite; respectful; reverent
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
adviser; advisor; consultant
-less; lacking; non-existing
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
agreement; stipulation; contract
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
our country; our land; one's own country
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
a cut above; one step above
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
correction; revision; amendment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
defense; defence; protection
alone; unaided; away from home
armour (e.g. tank); armor